Quesada Gardens Initiative is a not-for-profit, an informal group of neighbors, a grassroots social and environmental change strategy, and a beautiful place.   Quesada Gardens Initiative has grown small acts of courage into a network of projects grown from the grassroots and led by locals.  It has created an oasis of calm and sustainability where crime and blight had ruled, all at little cost to the public.  The group has become emblematic of positive change in challenged urban settings, and ill …

Meet like-minded organic gardeners, food growers, and urban farmers who are using their backyards, gardens, patios, and community spaces to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs that they can cultivate and eat themselves. We’ll share specific ways to help you get your garden planned, started, and yielding healthy fruitful crops. Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet others and share food, recipes, and tips on organic gardening. Whether you must grow your own food for health reasons, you simply desi …

What would it be like to own your home in a thriving community, close to work and school? Cohousing is housing created with the design input of the residents, according to common goals such as sustainability, community, and simply living well by sharing more. It includes individual homes supplemented by shared facilities and common areas. Management is consensus-driven and done by the residents. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the Bay Area to date, and it’s about time …

Hi! I am starting this group in the hopes of finding some fellow foragers and urban gleaners to go on some outings with out here in Contra Costa and in the East Bay.    We will forage for wild edibles fruits and vegetables, fungi, and wild herbs and greens.  We will research and plan outings for foraging in public lands and parks, untended residential lots, and whatever other fruit we can gain access to without violating good etiquette and ethics.  Note: Due to the logistics and such of organ …

Urban homesteading can be a fun and fulfilling way to decrease your carbon footprint while learning useful methods for producing your own wholesome home staples.   We will be exploring canning & preserving, animal husbandry and beekeeping, gardening and mycology, foraging and gleaning, home crafting and sewing, permaculture practices, and the use of native plants for both culinary and medicinal uses.

A developer proposed to build 1,500 high-density homes fronting the Union City hills, Dry Creek Cottage and Gardens, an historic site, and proposed to eliminate 60 acres of agricultural land in the Tri-City area. Save Our Hills wants to educate the community about how to make a difference in saving these areas from being changed to housing or other similar use. Friends of the Save Our Hills are committed to protecting our parks, history and open space, so please join us if you are interested in …

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